Six ways health professionals and peer supporters can help Autistic women meet their breastfeeding goals
By Dr Aimee Grant, Centre for Lactation, Infant Feeding & Translational Research, Swansea University If I asked you to close your eyes and think of...
Breastfeeding and Exercise
As we come towards the end of Move in May 2022, we are reflecting on the challenge undertaken over the month by many people. We...
Running ‘Top Tips’ by Ashford Striders running club
Ashford Striders is a friendly, not-for-profit running club based in Ashford, Kent. We meet twice weekly and offer a number of different runs for varying...
Move in May: our Community Champions experiences so far
Our community champions have got off to a strong start with being active for 30 minutes every day in May. Here, Cara and Jessica share...
World Down’s Syndrome Day: Breastfeeding a Baby with Down’s Syndrome
Sarah is the breastfeeding lead for Positive About Down Syndrome, as well as a volunteer supporter for BfN and the National Breastfeeding Helpline, and mother...
Guest Blog: The story of a grieving mother – written 3 weeks postpartum.
Content warning: baby loss/stillbirth/lactation after baby loss. There is a photo at the end of this post. You spend time preparing for them. Studying childbirth,...
#BfNConf21 Guest Blog: Breastfeeding, Peer Support and Perinatal Mental Health
Smita Hanciles writes of the need for more cohesive support encompassing breastfeeding and perinatal mental health services. For more on this subject, come along to...
Dr Wendy Jones: Drugs in Breastmilk
One of the founding members of BfN, Dr Wendy Jones MBE has been supporting breastfeeding families for more than twenty years. As she heads towards...
#BfNConf21 Guest Blog: 10 Things You Don’t Expect About Nursing Aversion
Zainab Yate explains the often complicated phenomenon of nursing aversion. To hear more, come along to BfN’s annual conference on Saturday 2nd October, where Zainab...
Breastfeeding through cancer treatment: with help from the Drugs in Breastmilk Information Service
Breastfeeding peer supporter Hannah was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2020, and was repeatedly told during treatment that she would have to stop or avoid...
Guest blog: Breastfeeding during Ramadan
BfN peer supporter and Camden Baby Feeding Team member Zamzam Elmi talks about her experience breastfeeding 4 children through Ramadan, and the decision she made...
Breastfeeding If You Are On The Autistic Spectrum
As part of World Autism Acceptance Week, BfN and National Breastfeeding Helpline Helper Katrona draws on her own experiences to share some information about breastfeeding...
